Return to Wittenberg
Return to Wittenberg (R2W) is an organization sponsored by pastors and laymen affiliated with congregations of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) and Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS). Our mission is to promote, develop, and strengthen a Confessional understanding of the Lutheran faith in the millennial generation and beyond. We hope to do this by:
• Ensuring proper catechesis from the whole counsel of God’s Word as plainly taught in the Lutheran Confessions, with a particular focus on the Small Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther
• Examining what believers throughout the two millennia of the Church’s existence have taught about the Christian faith and its connection to Evangelical-Lutheran theology and tradition
• Emphasizing the centrality of the Means of Grace in the life and work of the Church and her Divine Service
• Explaining why we do what we do in the Divine Service through the Lutheran Liturgy
• Exploring the ways the Means of Grace affect Christian vocations
Liturgical Mystagogy and Ritual Space (Behold His Glory: R2W 2023)
Our Heritage of Christian Liberty
Angels & Demons | R2W 2020
Build a House Big Enough for an Altar | R2W 2020
The Use of Psalms in Worship | R2W 2020
Saint Michael and All Holy Angels | Chief Divine Service | R2W 2020
Michaelmas Matins | Pr. Johann Caauwe (R2W 2020)
Soli Deo Gloria: Pastor Robert Gurgel Sermon; #R2W2017
R2W: Reformation 500 Divine Service
Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word - R2W 2017
Lawlessness Revealed - Liberated From The Papacy
Hymns in the Life of the Church, School, & Home
The Work of God - An Explanation of the Lutheran Liturgy
Oh Come, Let Us Worship - Liberated In HOW We Worship
Liberated In Our Lives of Vocation
Liberated From Sin By Christ
Cross & Crown - Revelation
Return to Wittenberg 2017 - Liberated!
The Catechism as Guide to the Sacramental Life
The Catechism in Worship: Hymns, Liturgy, & the Deutsche Messe
The Catechism as a Guide for Confession and Absolution
The Catechism as a Guide for Christian Prayer
People of Grace
Christians in the Military
The Catechism as Guide for Preachers & Hearers
Beauty in the Beheld
The Office of Public Confession
R2W2016: The Te Deum (Herr Gott, dich loben wir)
Sacrament of the Altar: "Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior" - R2W2016
Repentance: "From Depths of Woe I Cry to You" - R2W2016